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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 160 · 1972
Bhokar
Winner — 1972
CHAVAN SHANKARRO BHANRAO
INC· Congress (R)
INC 72.4%RPI 20.8%3 others 6.8%
Votes
45,803
72.4% share
Winning margin
32,632
51.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
65.8%
of 96,174
Bhokar is a safe seat — CHAVAN SHANKARRO BHANRAO won by 51.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHAVAN SHANKARRO BHANRAO | Congress (R) | 45,803 | 72.4% |
| 2 | ATNOD T.D. | 13,171 | 20.8% | |
| 3 | K.V. SAYAMNA | Left | 1,714 | 2.7% |
| 4 | BABURAO FAKIRAPPA | IND | 1,471 | 2.3% |
| 5 | BELURKAR B NATUPAOO | Grand Alliance | 1,094 | 1.7% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Low turnout (259th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe51.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 29.9% · min 9.7% · max 53.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
259th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.77
fewer partiesmore parties
280th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
27th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
270 seats · 136 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 72.4%RPI 20.8%OTH 6.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
93,56,962
Density
20980 / km²
Sex ratio
860 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
446 km²
SC population6.2%
ST population1.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%HINDU
Hindu 67.7%Muslim 19.2%Buddhist 5.0%Other 8.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water96.5%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation54.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.1%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.2%
Children underweight (under 5)24.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.0%
Women literate91.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel98.7%
Health insurance20.2%
What's nearby?
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